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BASD Medication Procedures 2011-2012
- Nonprescription medications should be supplied by the parents/guardians. These include oral and topical medications as well as cough drops*. The package must be labeled correctly and with an appropriate expiration date. Only the recommended amount as stated on the package’s directions will be given to your child. If you want your child to have a larger dose, then you must have the student’s physician to sign for it.
- Family household members may share the same nonprescription (over-the-counter) medication. However, each student must have an accurately completed nonprescription medication permission form and it must be signed by the parent/guardian.
- Prescription medications must be supplied by the pupil’s parent or guardian in an original pharmacy-labeled package. Most pharmacists will make two correctly labeled bottles/packages for you—you just need to request this service. Usually there is no charge for a second container. The package label must specify the pupil’s name, the prescription writer’s name, the name of the drug, the dose, the effective date, and the directions. This label and the written instructions must have the same information. The written instructions or “Prescribed Medication Permission Form” must be completed and signed by both the prescribing medical professional and the parent/guardian.
- Prescription medications that are considered controlled substances must be brought to school by the parent or guardian. Under no circumstances is a student allowed to carry a controlled substance to or from school. These must be correctly labeled with a pharmaceutical label and be kept locked at all times at school.
- Those students with severe bee sting and/or food allergies must also have a completed prescription form on file with both the physician and parent/guardian signature. Parents should supply their child’s own epinephrine and diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or other antihistamine as directed by the health care provider. It is so important that the child has her/his own epinephrine when participating in a field trip.
- Students may carry their own inhalers but they must also have an appropriately completed physician and parent signed form on file in the office.
- All nonprescription and prescription medications must be kept in the health office of the building in which the child is a student; however, if a child must carry an inhaler or other necessary medication, then the appropriate authorization form must be signed by the parent, the student’s physician, and a district principal, superintendent, or nurse.
* Nonprescription medications include oral ones such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), psuedoephedrine (Sudafed), diphenhydramine (Benadryl), etc. and topical ones such as triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin), hydrocortisone cream, anti-fungal cream, diphenhydramine (Benadryl) cream, etc. and any cough or throat drops.
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